Real estate in each of Florida's four largest metro markets could see some of the nation's highest rates of price appreciation in 2012, a California-based research firm predicts.
The latest Home Data Index Market Report from Clear Capital projects 7.4% price growth for real estate in Tampa Bay over the course of 2012, the sixth-highest growth estimate out of the 50 largest metro markets in the U.S.
Another Florida metro tops the growth projection rankings: Orlando, which could see 11.7% price appreciation by Clear Capital's estimate.
Miami is ranked fifth, with a 8.8% growth projection, while Jacksonville ranks eighth, with a 4.3% growth estimate.
Those four markets were all among the top 15 best performing metros in 2011, Clear Capital says -- despite the fact that Tampa prices fell 0.6%. Only 14 U.S. metros saw prices increase in 2011, including Orlando (6.7%, ranked 2nd), Miami (5.6%, ranked 3rd), and Jacksonville (1.7%, ranked 11th).